Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the PIC18 microcontroller. Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... http://Microcontroller.com/news/microchip_SuitSat1_NASA.asp Regards, Bill Giovino Executive Editor http://Microcontroller.com
Microchip in Space
Started by ●February 20, 2006
Reply by ●February 20, 20062006-02-20
Bill Giovino wrote:> Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the > PIC18 microcontroller. > > Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... > >Didn't it pack in after a few hours? Ian
Reply by ●February 20, 20062006-02-20
"Ian Bell" <ruffrecords@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dtd78f$hl0$1@slavica.ukpost.com...> Bill Giovino wrote: > >> Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the >> PIC18 microcontroller. >> >> Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... >> >> > > Didn't it pack in after a few hours?They thought so initially. 24 hours later some hams picked up a faint signal. Not sure how long it did last.
Reply by ●February 20, 20062006-02-20
Bill Giovino wrote:> Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the PIC18 > microcontroller. > > Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... > > http://Microcontroller.com/news/microchip_SuitSat1_NASA.aspSince we're touting our space borne accomplishments, JK microsystems' uflashTCP has been flying on the International Space Station for 2-3 years controlling a sample refrigerator. A gas monitor for the ISS is currently under development using our Logicflex SBC.
Reply by ●February 21, 20062006-02-21
"Ian Bell" <ruffrecords@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dtd78f$hl0$1@slavica.ukpost.com...> Bill Giovino wrote: > > > Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the > > PIC18 microcontroller. > > > > Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... > > > > > > Didn't it pack in after a few hours? > > IanHi, Ian: Well, the batteries were supposed to be good for about three days. But as of last Friday, they were still going strong! -Bill.
Reply by ●February 22, 20062006-02-22
In comp.arch.embedded Jim Stewart <jstewart@jkmicro.com> wrote:>Bill Giovino wrote: >> Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the PIC18 >> microcontroller. >> >> Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... >> >> http://Microcontroller.com/news/microchip_SuitSat1_NASA.asp>Since we're touting our space borne accomplishments, >JK microsystems' uflashTCP has been flying on the >International Space Station for 2-3 years controlling >a sample refrigerator. A gas monitor for the ISS >is currently under development using our Logicflex >SBC.Any electronics in space have to withstand ionizing radiation without failing. To fly is easy, to work is another :), radiation toughness data would be useful.
Reply by ●February 22, 20062006-02-22
pbdelete@spamnuke.ludd.luthdelete.se.invalid wrote:> In comp.arch.embedded Jim Stewart <jstewart@jkmicro.com> wrote: > >>Bill Giovino wrote: >> >>>Microchip, in cooperation with NASA, has launched SuitSat-1, based on the PIC18 >>>microcontroller. >>> >>>Actually, it's a pretty cool embedded systems project... >>> >>>http://Microcontroller.com/news/microchip_SuitSat1_NASA.asp > > >>Since we're touting our space borne accomplishments, >>JK microsystems' uflashTCP has been flying on the >>International Space Station for 2-3 years controlling >>a sample refrigerator. A gas monitor for the ISS >>is currently under development using our Logicflex >>SBC. > > > Any electronics in space have to withstand ionizing radiation without failing. > To fly is easy, to work is another :), radiation toughness data would be > useful.NASA did do some radiation tests on our SBC and it passed with a wide margin. I don't know the exact nature of the tests since our end user did them and not us.
